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Former Eagles defensive end Reggie White was selected as the seventh-best player in NFL history by the NFL Network. The finale of the network's Top 100 countdown aired last night.

White, who had a franchise-record 124 sacks in 121 games with the Eagles, was one of three defensive players in the Top 10. The others were Dick Butkus at No. 10 and Lawrence Taylor at No. 3.

The player rankings were determined by a blue-ribbon panel of football minds including current and former NFL coaches, players and front office personnel, as well as noted NFL media members, Hall of Fame voters and league historians. More than 250 players were considered.

White was presented by Mike Holmgrem, who would become his head coach with the Green Bay Packers after White left the Eagles as a free agent after the 1992 season.

"It didn't make me long to figure out that if I am game-planning against that defense, I will take my chances with everybody else," said Holmgren, who was the Niners' offensive coordinator before going to Green Bay. "We had to double Reggie White every single snap otherwise he could single-handedly take over the game -- one man who changed your offensive thinking for the entire game."

"He was a special player, one of the greatest players of all time," Holmgren concluded.